Ever feel the need to do a pulse check on a team in May? It certainly almost felt necessary going into the 7th inning during Saturday’s game against the Angels. Friday night’s loss was punctuated by the injury to Andrew Walters, and when the Guardians, already trailing 4-0, left the bases loaded against Kyle Hendricks in the third inning of Saturday’s game, a resuscitation was needed.
Enter...Nolan Jones? You guessed it! A little league home run, thanks in large part to the Angels actually in the outfield, not only got the Guards on the board, but they hung a crooked number, cutting the Angels 4-0 lead in half.